cavouco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From cavar (“to dig”).

Alternative forms

• cabouco

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈvo(w).ku/ [kaˈvo(ʊ̯).ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈvo(w).ku/ [kaˈvo(ʊ̯).ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈvo(w).ko/ [kaˈvo(ʊ̯).ko]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈvo(w).ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈvo(w).ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbow.ku/ [kɐˈβow.ku]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈvo.ku/

• Rhymes: -owku, -oku
• Hyphenation: ca‧vou‧co

Noun

cavouco m (plural cavoucos)

1. a manmade pit (hole in the ground)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:buraco

2. (Portugal) the room in a mill that contains the tirl

Related terms

• cavar
• cavo
• cavoucado
• cavoucador
• cavoucar
• cavouqueiro
• escavar

Etymology 2

Verb

cavouco

1. first-person singular present indicative of cavoucar